Photostat of a Chaucerian poem of 49 lines, beginning 'Devise prowes and eke humylitee', together with a note in the same hand of the date of birth of James IV, which could only have been written after his accession in 1488., [1488, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.8494, folio 37
Scope and Contents
The scribe was probably James Gray, priest and notary in Dunkeld. See “The Scribe of the King's Quair” by G Neilson, in ‘The Athenaeum’ (1899), pages 835-836.
Dates
- Creation: [1488, or after.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Custodial History
The Photostat was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1948, Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original documents are in the Bodieian Library, Oxford (MS.Arch.Seld.B.24).
Bibliography
Neilson, G. “The Scribe of the King's Quair”, in ‘The Athenaeum’ (1899).
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk